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Sea of hands: Bill Lazor grapples with Dolphins’ wealth of receivers

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Right now, the collection of Dolphins receivers available to practice is not better than the one that finished the 2014 season.

But that will presumably change in the coming weeks, when newcomers Kenny Stills (calf) and DeVante Parker (foot) heal.
When they do, offensive coordinator Bill Lazor could find himself grappling with an all-too familiar issue: How to keep all those receivers happy when there’s only so many passes to be caught.
“We’ll see if we can schedule more games,” Lazor said Tuesday. “I think we have to check with the players association.”
Bad news, Bill. Like last year, there are just 16 games on the schedule. And with at least four receivers and a versatile tight end good enough to start for most teams, somebody is bound to get their feelings hurt at some point.
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Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article29951190.html#storylink=cpy
 
Love hearing Lazor talk and it's a great "problem" to have. I enjoyed the article besides Beasley insinuating that someone is bound to get their feelings hurt at some point. I really don't see those issues with this group of guys.
 
Sons of Shula said:
Love hearing Lazor talk and it's a great "problem" to have. I enjoyed the article besides Beasley insinuating that someone is bound to get their feelings hurt at some point. I really don't see those issues with this group of guys.
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I didn't read it as there are going to be problems keeping people happy as much as some tough choices come the end of pre season. The hurt feelings IMO come from someone with talent getting cut. That is just how I interpreted it the first time reading it.
 
1 dol fan said:
I didn't read it as there are going to be problems keeping people happy as much as some tough choices come the end of pre season. The hurt feelings IMO come from someone with talent getting cut. That is just how I interpreted it the first time reading it.
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I hear ya. Though, I didn't quite get that take. :idk:

With at least four receivers and a versatile tight end good enough to start for most teams, somebody is bound to get their feelings hurt at some point.

That was the case a year ago, when Brian Hartline and Mike Wallace had issues with Lazor’s play calls. Hartline’s targets dropped from 127 in Mike Sherman’s final year to just 62 in Lazor’s first; the receiver’s unhappiness led to a rift with quarterback Ryan Tannehill that might have hastened Hartline’s departure.

And yet, Lazor was adamant that personal considerations will still not be a factor in determining the Dolphins’ offensive game plan

But even adults have egos, and dysfunction in the receiving room ultimately proved untenable.

As a result, Wallace, Hartline and Brandon Gibson are gone. Stills, Parker and Greg Jennings have taken their place.

Have they brought a more selfless attitude with them? It’s far too early to know, but Joe Philbin is encouraged with what he has observed.

“I like the attitude so far, sure,” Philbin said. “The No. 1 thing offensively is to score points. ... I think the biggest thing is you have to have guys that are team players and first and foremost want the team to succeed.”
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This wr core is better than last years...better route runners better red zone options better across the board

Stills is nursing a calf but his route running blows away mike wallaces...much cleaner much more dependable to be at the correct depth etc...and thats just one guy...jennings beats hartline in this offense hands down...landrys a better player today than last year...parker when healthy gives us a red zone iso win option and elite tracking of the ball in the air skills with elite catch radius

Night and day the difference
 
We'll be lucky to even serviceable by our dress rehearsal game and I could see us losing against a bad team in the first few weeks because we haven't jelled because of these injuries and lack of cohesion. Then, we'll be 8-8 again when we should be 9-7 and in the playoffs.
I could not bet money on this team to make the playoffs.
This team does not get lucky. Murphy's Law will keep hunting us down until we can field a proper roster for week one.
 
I think there's only one receiver who might have the potential to become a pouty-face, and that's Stills. I hope not, but if you think about it, he's under the most pressure to produce big since his first big contract opportunity is coming up. He's also the only guy who last season played with a better QB than Tannehill.

I don't think he's going to create locker room discord like Wallace did, but there is definitely the potential for him to be unsatisfied since he has the most personal incentive. He's saying all the right things though - let's hope he really means them.
 
iamtiv said:
We'll be lucky to even serviceable by our dress rehearsal game and I could see us losing against a bad team in the first few weeks because we haven't jelled because of these injuries and lack of cohesion. Then, we'll be 8-8 again when we should be 9-7 and in the playoffs.
I could not bet money on this team to make the playoffs.
This team does not get lucky. Murphy's Law will keep hunting us down until we can field a proper roster for week one.
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Don't forget that the locker room will experience a MRSA outbreak, Tannehill will contract syphilis, Suh's left arm will fall off followed by his right leg, and our equipment manager will lose our storage trunks for one game and our uniforms for another causing forfeits.

Don't blame me, bro. Just keepin' it real.
 
Tannchise said:
can you guys imagine when Stills and Parker get 100%?
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hooshoops said:
This wr core is better than last years...better route runners better red zone options better across the board

Stills is nursing a calf but his route running blows away mike wallaces...much cleaner much more dependable to be at the correct depth etc...and thats just one guy...jennings beats hartline in this offense hands down...landrys a better player today than last year...parker when healthy gives us a red zone iso win option and elite tracking of the ball in the air skills with elite catch radius

Night and day the difference
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The only drop off maybe at the TE position. Jordan Cameron certainly presents things that Clay didn't while on this team. But I get the sense that he's not as versatile as a healthy Clay can be.
 
Landry is the WR1. What will be interesting to see is who emerges as the WR2 and WR3.
 
ANUFan said:
The only drop off maybe at the TE position. Jordan Cameron certainly presents things that Clay didn't while on this team. But I get the sense that he's not as versatile as a healthy Clay can be.
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The versatile part is well covered by Sims, Cam will be able to do his thing and score TDS. ..
 
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